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diff --git a/contrib/groff/INSTALL b/contrib/groff/INSTALL index c009b6d..d540e5f 100644 --- a/contrib/groff/INSTALL +++ b/contrib/groff/INSTALL @@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ This file contains information that supplements those instructions. (For instructions how to build groff with DJGPP tools for MS-DOS and MS-Windows, see the file arch/djgpp/README.) +(For instructions how to build groff with the MinGW tools for +MS-Windows, see the file README.MinGW.) + groff is written in C++, so you will need a C++ compiler. The C++ source files use a suffix of `.cpp', so your C++ compiler must be able to handle this. If you don't already have a C++ compiler, I suggest @@ -25,26 +28,23 @@ an incorrect guess, say PAGE=xxx ./configure where `xxx' should be either `A4' or `letter'. Note that this will only -affect the paper selection for grops. For compatibility with ditroff, -the default page length in gtroff is always 11 inches. The page length -can be changed with the `pl' request. +affect the paper selection of some device drivers like grops (which can +be still overridden on the command line). For compatibility with +ditroff, the default page length in gtroff is always 11 inches. The +page length can be changed with the `pl' request. When you have built groff, you can use the test-groff script to try groff out on one of the man pages. (Use the .n files not the .man files.) The test-groff script sets up environment variables to allow -groff to run without being installed. The current directory must be -the build directory when the script is run. For example, you could do +groff to run without being installed. For example, you could do ./test-groff -man -Tascii src/roff/groff/groff.n | less -If you want to compile and install gxditview (an X11 previewer), -follow the instructions in the INSTALL file in the src/xditview -subdirectory. - To get a DVI, PDF, or HTML version of the groff texinfo manual, say `make groff.dvi', `make groff.pdf', or `make groff.html', respectively, in the -`doc' subdirectory (after compiling the groff package). Note that you -need texinfo version 4.3 or newer as a prerequisite. +`doc' subdirectory (after configuring the groff package). Note that you +need texinfo version 4.6 as a prerequisite. Neither older versions nor +texinfo 4.7 (due to a bug) will work. If you have problems, read the PROBLEMS file. If this doesn't help send a bug report using the form in the file BUG-REPORT. |
